An official delegation from the UAE is participating in OTM – India’s largest travel trade show – running from Tuesday, February 21, 2017 until February 23, 2017, in Mumbai, India – under the umbrella of the Ministry of Economy. Members include representatives of various tourism departments and agencies in the UAE
I-UAE ithatha inxaxheba kumboniso wonyaka wesibini unyaka ngokulandelelana. Ipavilion yayo eyandisiweyo iququzelelwe phantsi komxholo othi 'Ndwendwela i-UAE' kwaye ibonisa eyona ndawo idumileyo yabakhenkethi kuzo zonke ii-emirates. Ikwakhuthaza iinkonzo zokhenketho kunye nezibonelelo, inika ukukhanya kwezona ndlela zingcono zokhenketho kunye nezoshishino, ukuthenga, unyango kunye neempawu zenkcubeko zokhenketho, phakathi kwezinye, kwaye inikezela ngolwazi olwaneleyo lwabakhenkethi ukwenza kube lula ukufikelela kwiindawo ezinomtsalane eziphezulu.
I-OTM ngumcimbi omkhulu wengingqi kunye nehlabathi jikelele oqokelela ngaphezu kwe-1,000 yababonisi abavela kumazwe angaphezu kwama-60. Ikhuthaza intsebenziswano yokhenketho kunye nokufikelela okwandisiweyo kumathuba kwiimarike zabakhenkethi ezintsha nezithembisayo, ezisuka eIndiya nakwamanye amazwe ahlukeneyo athatha inxaxheba kumboniso.
U-Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, unobhala ongaphantsi kwiSebe lezoQoqosho kunye noMcebisi kuMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uthe emva kokuthatha inxaxheba kunyaka ophelileyo, i-UAE ikhulise ubukho bayo ukuze ibandakanye amaqumrhu ahlukeneyo karhulumente ajongene nokhenketho kuzo zonke ii-emirates kunye nabucala. abameli becandelo ababandakanyekayo kukhenketho.
U-Al Muhairi wongeze ukuba i-UAE Pavilion ime kwelinye lamaphiko aphambili alo mboniso, ephinda ephawula ukuba njengakulo nyaka uphelileyo, i-UAE yakhethwa njenge 'Lizwe ekuGxilwe kulo' ngenxa yeendawo zayo zokukhenketha ezidumileyo, izixhobo kunye neziseko zophuhliso. Ukwaphawule ukwahluka kokhetho lwelizwe lokhenketho kunye nophuhliso lweenkonzo, kunye nobukho bezibonelelo ezibonelelwa abakhenkethi ukusukela oko bengena kweli lizwe de bahambe ukuze baqinisekise ukuba banamava atyebileyo kwaye ngenxa yoko bancedisa ukukhuthaza abakhenkethi base-Emirati. iindawo zokusingwa kwingingqi nakwihlabathi jikelele.
Ukwaveze ukuba iIndiya ngomnye wabaxhasi abaphambili bezokhenketho e-UAE, esithi inani labatyeleli baseIndiya linyuke ngeepesenti ezisi-9 ngo-2015 ukuya kwi-2.3 yezigidi kulo nyaka uphelileyo, libalelwa kwi-8.5 yeepesenti zeendwendwe zizonke ze-UAE. U-Al Muhairi wachaza ukuba ukukhethwa kwe-UAE 'njengeLizwe ekuGxilwe kulo' kunyaka wesibini olandelelanayo kutsalele ingqalelo ebalulekileyo kubathathi-nxaxheba bomboniso kunye neendwendwe ngokufanayo kwaye kube negalelo ekwandeni okukhulu kwenani labatyeleli phakathi kweIndiya ne-UAE. Uthe oku, kuqaqambisa ukubaluleka kokuthatha inxaxheba kukarhulumente kwimiboniso emikhulu yezokhenketho, nokutyhalela kumava ehlabathi kweminye imiboniso kungekudala.
Kwicala lakhe, u-Abdullah Al Hammadi, uMlawuli weSebe lezoKhenketho kwiSebe lezoQoqosho uthe, "Amaqela abandakanyekayo kwiPavilion yoMphathiswa abandakanya i-Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, iSebe lezoKhenketho kunye neNtengiso yezoRhwebo (Dubai), iSharjah. UGunyaziwe woPhuhliso lwezoRhwebo kunye noKhenketho, iGunya loPhuhliso loKhenketho eRas Al Khaimah, iGunya lezoKhenketho laseFujairah kunye nezinto zakudala, iSebe loPhuhliso loKhenketho e-Ajman, i-Emirates Airline, kunye nabameli beehotele ezahlukeneyo, iinkampani zokhenketho, kunye namasebe okhenketho e-UAE.
U-Al Hammadi wongeze ukuba i-pavilion ye-UAE ithatha i-352 square metres kwaye indawo yayo enobuchule yenza kube lula ukufikelela kuzo zonke iindawo zokungena. Oku kuya kunceda ukufumana iindwendwe ezininzi kweli phiko, eziya kunikwa ulwazi olubanzi ngeenkonzo zokhenketho ezibalaseleyo zelizwe, iminikelo kunye nezinto ezinomtsalane.
U-HE Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, uSihlalo we-Sharjah Commerce kunye neGunya loPhuhliso loKhenketho, uphinde waqinisekisa ukuzinikela kweGunya lokuthatha inxaxheba kumboniso we-OTM wokuhamba ngezohambo njengenxalenye yabathunywa be-UAE phantsi kwe-amburela yeSebe lezoQoqosho. Ukuthatha inxaxheba kweGunya kumsitho ubonisa iminikelo yokhenketho ye-Sharjah, iqhubekile i-HE Al Midfa, kwaye ivumela ukuba inxibelelane nabachaphazelekayo abanefuthe kushishino lwezokhenketho. Oku komeleza amaqhina obuchule beGunya kunye nemarike yaseIndiya kwaye kulivumela ukuba lixhamle kumandla amakhulu anokuthi le marike ibonelele, njengoko i-Indiya ithathwa njengomthombo ongundoqo wemarike yecandelo lezokhenketho laseSharjah.
H.E. Saeed Al Semahi, Director General of the Fujairah Tourism & Antiquities Authority, said, “The Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority is keen to participate in the OTM exhibition in India under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy (Tourism Sector) and under the slogan ‘Visit UAE’. India is a very important tourism market for the UAE in general and Fujairah in particular; increased by around 50 per cent from 2015. This growth is the result of promotional workshops and heightened cooperation among the UAE’s tourism authorities and departments. We appreciate the efforts of the Ministry of Economy’s Tourism Sector in supporting and energizing this vital sector.”
U-HE Faisal Al Nuaimi, uMphathi Jikelele weSebe loPhuhliso loKhenketho e-Ajman, wongeze ngelithi “Sinovuyo lokuthatha inxaxheba kwi-OTM yalo nyaka eMumbai, e-Indiya. I-UAE inobudlelwane obuqinileyo bezembali kunye nezoqoqosho kunye ne-Indiya, kwaye isiganeko sibonelela abo babandakanyekayo kwishishini lezokhenketho ngethuba elikhulu lokuhlangana kunye nokutshintshiselana ngeembono. Ngokuthatha inxaxheba kwipavilion 'yokuNdwendwela i-UAE', iSebe lezoKhenketho noPhuhliso lase-Ajman lijolise ekukhuthazeni i-emirate njengendawo ephambili yabakhenkethi kunye nemisitho ngokubonisa iindawo ezinomtsalane zesixeko, iindawo zokuchithela iiholide ezitofo-tofo, iihotele eziphambili zamazwe ngamazwe kunye nembali kunye nelifa lenkcubeko."
“Ukuthatha kwethu inxaxheba kwi-OTM ka-2017 kuqhutywa nomdla wethu omkhulu ekudaleni ubukho obuqinileyo kweyona marike yokhenketho inkulu yehlabathi. Iinkcukacha-manani zethu zakutsha nje zibonisa ukuba inani labakhenkethi neendwendwe ezisuka e-Asiya, ingakumbi e-Indiya, linyuke kakhulu; oku kuhambelana nombono weqhinga le-Ajman 2021 kwaye ihlangabezana nenjongo yethu yokwandisa inani kunye nenkcubeko eyahlukeneyo yabakhenkethi. Kuluvuyo lwethu ukumema zonke iindwendwe kulo mboniso ukuba zifunde ngakumbi malunga nezinto ezinomtsalane kubakhenkethi kwi-Emirate yase-Ajman, kwaye siyabakhuthaza ukuba bachithe iholide ekhethekileyo kwisixeko sethu esihle. "
Haitham Mattar, CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, said, “The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority is pleased to come together with the other emirates as part of the Ministry of Economy’s delegation to OTM this year. The event is a key platform for us to network with major travel partners from India and raise awareness on the destinations we offer, particularly those serving the leisure and meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) segments.”
“Ngo-2016, siye sasungula isicwangciso sethu sokhenketho seminyaka emithathu sokutsala abatyeleli abasisigidi eRas Al Khaimah ekupheleni kuka-2018. I-India ngoku yimarike yethu yesine yomthombo wamazwe ngamazwe emva kweJamani, i-UK neRashiya. Ukufika kweendwendwe ezivela eIndiya ngo-2016 kukhule ngeepesenti ezingama-28 xa kuthelekiswa nowama-2015, kwaye ubambiswano lwethu norhwebo lokuhamba lwaseIndiya lubalulekile ekuqhubeni kwethu ukukhula okubonakalayo kule ntengiso, ”uqukumbele watsho.
